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. >>> stephen colbert has a meeting with lawmakers this morning. he is testifying before a house committee on immigration and let's get more now from fox 5's sherry ly. she is live on capitol hill. it will be an interesting one, sherry. >> reporter: it sure will. you know, a lot of people will be watching. stephen colbert may be a comedian but this hearing and his appearance on capitol hill is no joke. while you may not think he is the ideal person as an expert witness on illegal immigration, anyone who has watched his show knows that he recently joined up with the united farm workers to take the job of a migrant work ore a farm. colbert's nightly report featured the ufw's tax our jobs campaign which invites u.s. residents to replace illegal immigrants working on farms. the comedy central host spent a day working in the field being picking beans and sorting corn in a packing house. he will appear with the ufk to testify about his experience before a house judiciary committee. the hearing called protecting america's harvest will folkous food securit
. >>> stephen colbert has a meeting with lawmakers this morning. he is testifying before a house committee on immigration and let's get more now from fox 5's sherry ly. she is live on capitol hill. it will be an interesting one, sherry. >> reporter: it sure will. you know, a lot of people will be watching. stephen colbert may be a comedian but this hearing and his appearance on capitol hill is no joke. while you may not think he is the ideal person as an expert witness on illegal...
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stephen strasburg had successful tommy johns surgery on his right elbow today. nationals gm mike rizzo said the three-hour procedure went smooth and uneventful. strasburg will remain in the hospital overnight and return home to san diego to immediately begin physical therapy. full recovery is expected to take 12 to 18 months. >>> meanwhile punishment was handed down from major league baseball today for the might engineer morgan center brawl wednesday between the -- nyjer morgan brawl wednesday between the nationals and the marlins. in all nine players and coaches were punished for the incident including doug slayton, third base coach and gnat manager jim riggleman -- gnats manager jim riggleman -- nats manager jim riggleman. >>> 3rd inning no score danny espinoza called up wednesday getting his first major league start and that would be his first major league home run. off to zach duke. the nationals go up 1-0, but it was another rough go for livon hernandez. pedro alvarez smacks this to right center and scoring two. the pirates go up 7-1 and win 8-5. >>> be a s
stephen strasburg had successful tommy johns surgery on his right elbow today. nationals gm mike rizzo said the three-hour procedure went smooth and uneventful. strasburg will remain in the hospital overnight and return home to san diego to immediately begin physical therapy. full recovery is expected to take 12 to 18 months. >>> meanwhile punishment was handed down from major league baseball today for the might engineer morgan center brawl wednesday between the -- nyjer morgan brawl...
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stephen colbert, can congress take him seriously? >> i don't think so, this is an issue where they can mock republicans can mock democrats. it's not something that a lot of democrats are happy about, especially six weeks before the election. >> thank you, bob. >>> bob, steve, thank you so much. for sale an under garment that could save your life. we will show you the emergency bra when we come back. >>> then later we'll check in with holly who is checking out what's out there this weekend, designed to show off the city's parks, gardens and public places. a tour of me rid ran hill park. you might know it as malcolm x park too. stay with us. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared know
stephen colbert, can congress take him seriously? >> i don't think so, this is an issue where they can mock republicans can mock democrats. it's not something that a lot of democrats are happy about, especially six weeks before the election. >> thank you, bob. >>> bob, steve, thank you so much. for sale an under garment that could save your life. we will show you the emergency bra when we come back. >>> then later we'll check in with holly who is checking out...
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. >>> the same house subcommittee that heard testimony from comedy central host stephen colbert is hearing from a couple of media moguls. rupert murdoch and meir kahane mayor michael bloomberg will testify on the role of immigration in strengthening america's economy. they formed a new coalition to push for immigration reform. news corp. is the parent company of of fox 5. >>> the governor's race in new york is heating up. some sense moments between one candidate and a reporter all caught on camera. >> you send another goon to my daughter's house and i'll take you out, buddy. >> find out what sparked this confrontation. >> we are continuing to follow today's severe weather. tony has the latest. julie will check the roads with we come back. when we -- when we come back. cheerios could be your ticket to do it. big time. you could win a once in a lifetime chance to live your passion by choosing from t never-dreamed-possible prizes. from a customized v.i.p. vacation, to a hollywood red carpet experience, to cooking with a celebrity chef, and more. find details on specially marked boxes of cheer
. >>> the same house subcommittee that heard testimony from comedy central host stephen colbert is hearing from a couple of media moguls. rupert murdoch and meir kahane mayor michael bloomberg will testify on the role of immigration in strengthening america's economy. they formed a new coalition to push for immigration reform. news corp. is the parent company of of fox 5. >>> the governor's race in new york is heating up. some sense moments between one candidate and a reporter...
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. >> i know my pal stephen joys the warmer weather. >> i do. i enjoyed yesterday. >> i told you our highs would be in the upper 80s. we got into the mid-90s at reagan national airport. >> those things happen. >> it happens every now and then. today, we'll have cooler temperatures in the upper 70s. the key this morning is low humidity. humidity at 47%. that is pretty low for us. >> is it football weather? >> yes, it is, as a matter of fact. the tide is turning. we'll show you what is going on out there with the current temperatures around the region. 50s and 60s early this morning. right now, 66 degrees here in washington. 61 down at quantico. 60 in salsbury, maryland. we do have some 50s out there. gaithersburg, 55. hagerstown, 55. winchester is at 58 degrees at this hour. here is a look at the satellite- radar. i kind of show it to you out of habit because there is nothing to see here. no clouds. we are cloud-free and without the clouds, we'll be precipitation-free as this dry air mass moves across the area. so forecast for today is a simple o
. >> i know my pal stephen joys the warmer weather. >> i do. i enjoyed yesterday. >> i told you our highs would be in the upper 80s. we got into the mid-90s at reagan national airport. >> those things happen. >> it happens every now and then. today, we'll have cooler temperatures in the upper 70s. the key this morning is low humidity. humidity at 47%. that is pretty low for us. >> is it football weather? >> yes, it is, as a matter of fact. the tide is...
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. >>> in just two days, stephen strasburg will undergo something called tommy john surgery to rebuild his el owe. the recuperation period is expected to be 12 to 18 months. he finished the son with a 5-3 record sowm the scene was peaceful along north carolina's outer banks yet but things could get a bit different tomorrow. hurricane earl still on track to impact the east coast. tourists have been ordered to evacuate okracoke island. >> i know you are watching what is going on, tuck. >> this time of year, the peak of hurricane son here the first couple of weeks of september. it has gotten busy. watching earl and fee own a might have another one down the road. looks like earl will come awfully close to the coastline. maybe 100 or 200 miles offshore. it will bring us some breezy conditions and clouds. the but you can see some brain -- some rain and tropical storm conditions during the day on friday in some spots. we are currently in the 70s. 76degrees at reagan national. 74 in quantico. 70 in leonardtown and 74 in annapolis. a little cooler here. we have some 60s off to the north and wes
. >>> in just two days, stephen strasburg will undergo something called tommy john surgery to rebuild his el owe. the recuperation period is expected to be 12 to 18 months. he finished the son with a 5-3 record sowm the scene was peaceful along north carolina's outer banks yet but things could get a bit different tomorrow. hurricane earl still on track to impact the east coast. tourists have been ordered to evacuate okracoke island. >> i know you are watching what is going on,...
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very few americans took them up on the offer and today stephen colbert of them upon it. he said that it was very hard work. >> it is time to roll of our sleeves and face this issue mon o -- it is certainly harder work than this. >> is it harder than the comedy show? >> it is absolutely hard. >> you do not want to return to it? what's i do not want to even " again.reen acres a >> he is an american citizen and he has a right to testify. >> one senior democrats strongly disagree. >> i am asking you to leave the room and betty -- the room completely and submit your statement. >> he was asked why you took on this issue. >> i like talking about people who do not have any power. it seems like one of the least powerful people in the united states. >> he mostly used humor to make his political point. >> i do not want a tomato picked by a mexican. i won it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spot where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> besides brazilian waxes, there were also talks of serious issues such as being susceptible to heat
very few americans took them up on the offer and today stephen colbert of them upon it. he said that it was very hard work. >> it is time to roll of our sleeves and face this issue mon o -- it is certainly harder work than this. >> is it harder than the comedy show? >> it is absolutely hard. >> you do not want to return to it? what's i do not want to even " again.reen acres a >> he is an american citizen and he has a right to testify. >> one senior...
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the nional park service now expects 60000 people to attend john stewart's rally to restore sanity and stephen colbert's rival "march to keep fear alive." that's more than twice the estimates. they amended the number of their peit application. that permit has not been approved yet. and t park says no deadline has been set for finalizing it. >>> you won't have to wait until those rallies for some big laughs, thoh. tonight is the season premiere of nbc thursday's comedy lineup. >> what is it exactly that separates man from animal? >> divorce. >> reporter: the season premiere of "community" shows a side of betty white we haven't seen befo. >> her character is the sweetest, most dangerous person on our campus. >> reporter: she's also the greendale gang's new anthropology teacher. and talk about teaching a lesson. >> i respect you. >> i hope your children never have to take class from her because she's a little weird. >> reporter: it's almost as weird as seeing jack don donaghy with a beard. >> he's such a nice guy, easy going to have around, you almost forget he's a giant movie star. >> that's as
the nional park service now expects 60000 people to attend john stewart's rally to restore sanity and stephen colbert's rival "march to keep fear alive." that's more than twice the estimates. they amended the number of their peit application. that permit has not been approved yet. and t park says no deadline has been set for finalizing it. >>> you won't have to wait until those rallies for some big laughs, thoh. tonight is the season premiere of nbc thursday's comedy lineup....
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. >>> comedian stephen colbert heads to captiol hill today. he will testify before a house committee on immigration reform. a spokeswoman says he is serious. this isn't a stunt. >>> also people in one northern virginia commune will begin to pick up thank you the pieces their lives and homes were ruined by a fire. the neighborhood is in manassas near summer lake. kristin fisher is live with the story. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. you neophytes are still working to out -- firefighters are still working to put out a few hot spots but the bulk of the fire is out but not before three moments were destroyed anding aseverely damaged. the fire started at 3:00 yesterday afternoon. neighbors say they heard a very loud bang and then saw two houses quickly engulf in flames. then those flames spread to a third, fourth, eight houses total. neighbors say it looked like dominoes falling. the flames were so powerful it carried embers 350-yards away, threatening other homes. the plumes of smoke were so thick and heavy that many people driving home to mana
. >>> comedian stephen colbert heads to captiol hill today. he will testify before a house committee on immigration reform. a spokeswoman says he is serious. this isn't a stunt. >>> also people in one northern virginia commune will begin to pick up thank you the pieces their lives and homes were ruined by a fire. the neighborhood is in manassas near summer lake. kristin fisher is live with the story. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. you neophytes are still working to...
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host: stephen in brooklyn. republican line. caller: i want to comment on the two gentlemen you and i appreciate the arab negotiator. he seems negotiable -- reasonable. the other person, daniel levy, is the typical leftist point of view. you keep on hearing this over and over again, that if only netanyahu pressured the israelis to give in more and more, there would be peace. we are talking about two partners, a recalcitrant person is right wing israel. i will give you an example. there was an attack yesterday in israel. four jews were brutally murdered. so what did we get? we got condemnation from moscow abbas. -- mark would abbas -- mahmoud abbas. he said there should be no bloodshed in the middle east. in these attacks against arabs, let us say, four israeli soldiers when they are defending themselves, he calls it in the airport attack. it seems like a minor point, but the so-called palestinian mentality does not look at this as an abhorrent act. host: let me give mr. levy is a chance to respond. guest: both president abbas an
host: stephen in brooklyn. republican line. caller: i want to comment on the two gentlemen you and i appreciate the arab negotiator. he seems negotiable -- reasonable. the other person, daniel levy, is the typical leftist point of view. you keep on hearing this over and over again, that if only netanyahu pressured the israelis to give in more and more, there would be peace. we are talking about two partners, a recalcitrant person is right wing israel. i will give you an example. there was an...